Olivia’s POV
My vision was gray around the edges when the pressure on my chest suddenly vanished. I gasped, cool air rushing into my starved lungs as I gulped it down greedily. For a split second I was so grateful I didn’t even bother wondering what happened.
Then my vision cleared, and as I watched Elroy’s form blur around the edges I understood what was going on. He was shifting.
Shifting was when a wolf was most vulnerable, which was why shifting publicly during my Luna ceremony had such a large impact, because for a split second it meant we were deaf, blind, and immobile. It also meant that Elroy lost access to his aura. However, it wouldn’t last long.
I tried to push myself up on shaking arms, but my limbs wouldn’t cooperate with me and I had mere seconds before that aura came
